reporter: but page didn t give up. she kept looking. she and matt both discovered online reports of epileptic children whose seizures abated or even disappeared when they were given marijuana. they wondered if it could work for charlotte. we were in a legal state. i got her a red card. i got two doctors. for medical marijuana. for medical marijuana. and i just started looking into it. her epileptologist gave me the go-ahead. reporter: page was particularly interested in an overseas study that said oils made from a cannabis compound, cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive element in marijuana, seemed to be effective in reducing seizures a friend put page in touch with a grower. together, they made the oil for charlotte. she is catatonic in a wheelchair, on oxygen, on a feeding tube and i put it in her feeding tube, the oil. in a measured amount, very low dose to start and just waited to see if it would work. and she stopped seizing.
reporter: the virginia families enter the historic state capitol, on edge. it s now february 2015 and they have come a long way. after today, the law will either pass or the vote will be put off for at least a year. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. reporter: lisa smith is here with haley. theresa elder is here, too, though tommy couldn t make it. and patrick and beth collins are here with their daughters jennifer and alexandria. of the virginia families, the collinses are the only ones who experienced the benefits of cannabis oil firsthand. a year prior, after hearing about the charlotte s web oil, their family made a decision that beth and jennifer would move to colorado for the oil, while the rest of the family stayed behind in virginia. i felt we really had no other option, but to try it. we didn t really plan on too
joel stanley who brought page figgy the marijuana that was just right for her epileptic daughter, charlotte. we had what she was looking for. a non-psychoactive type of plant. and i went to her house and i started talking to her and charlotte had two seizures right there within the first hour of us sitting down, talking. so, this became very real, but it became a very difficult question. will you make something for my child who is already very sick? reporter: charlotte figgy was the first person to get the oil the brothers made. what are you going to watch on here? reporter: page says it stopped her daughter s seizures. say i want minehaha please. i want minehaha. yeah. reporter: now, having hired botanists and scientists and built a lab, on a large scale, they are making the very oils the virginia families want to give their children. they named the first oil after their first user.
much as the homes have done, our hope and prayers is that this medication works. reporter: as the sun rose in virginia, it was a new day. after bobby s first trip to colorado in 2015, hailey started treatments with charlotte s web. you ready? reporter: there was no anteguarit would work, but the smiths believe it was worth a try. there it is. taste like brussels sprouts? reporter: lisa and bobby are hopeful as they wait to see if it works. jennifer collins is using the thc-a she first tried in colorado, and beth and patrick are lowering the doses of her anti-epileptic pharmaceuticals. they recently shared that after two years, jennifer continues to respond well to medical marijuana. so now that you know that thc-a works for your daughter, are you
of other kids. and that it s an amazing plant. you get on the plane, fly out to colorado, see with your own eyes what s happening. what did you think? this is amazing. she s back. my daughter s back. her personality, you know. life changing. reporter: but splitting the family, being apart was too much. beth and jennifer moved back to virginia and that s why on this february morning in 2015 they are gathered here with theresa elder and the smiths in the house gathering to await the final vote. the house is now in session. what this bill says one simple thing, if you or your child has intractable epilepsy and you are caught with this oil, the commonwealth of virginia is not going to make a